Sharp County record., 1887-04-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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order of st. James, one OF the most
ancient orders of Christendom.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has definitely ac'
cepted an invitation to attend the Fled
mont CGa) fair, which will be held IN
Atlanta during the first two weeks oi
October. Great preparations are in con
temptation for his reception.
THE village of Farnham, Va, was nearly
destroyed by fire on the 18th
A DISCHARGED employe poisoned Count
Andrassy's fine stable OF horses al
Vienna, and five of the animals died.
THE molders' war has reached Fits
burgh, and a strike throughout the entire
country is anticipated,
IRISH emigrants in unusually large
numbers are reported sailing from
Queenstown.
L. J. LABOR Judge of the Des Moines
Qa.) police court, is 81, 900 short in his ac-
counts and has gone to Canada.
The steamer Victoria is reported lost on
the coast of France and dozen passen
gers drowned.
JOHN T. RAYMoND's funeral occurred on
the 18th at the Little Church Around the
| Corner" New OrK Clly.
A GANG of green goods" gentry were
captured in New York on the 18th, and
big lot of plunder was seized.
A COLLISION of trains on the Cincinnati
& Muskingum Valley railroad on the 18th
resulted in the injury of nearly dozen
persons.
Mr.. DE LEON, secretary Of the Washing
ton National drill, says only three COM
panies have so far declined to take part
on account of the colored troops
THE Philadelphia Bulletin calls Secre'
| tary Fairchilds attention to the TACT that
there is large amount of fraudulent i'm
portation of iron and steel going on.
The Berlin Post criticises France severe
ly for conducting imposing military ma
neuvers in close proximity to the German
| frontier
THE official returns Of Irish agrarlan
! crimes for the past three years are given
as follows: For 1884, 762; 1885, 644; 1856,
! 1,O56.
AT the Crox de Berny steeplechase in
France on the 18th, Alfred Torrance, an
American horseman, one of the gentlemen
riders, was thrown by his falling horse
and killed instantly, his spine being
fractured.
ELIJAH WALTERS and T. Wagner en-
gagged in bare-knuckle fight at Napa,
Cal, on the night of the 18th. In the first
round Walters was struck on the head
and fell uncons cious. He remained so
until the morning of the 18th, when he
died.
Coo-r,o,, p W ,c~rp euooacCors Tn Rell
Il Goodrich, the oldest wholesale grocery
house in Milwaukee, Wis, made volun-
tary assignment on the 18th, to b. K.
Mills who furnished bonds in the sum OF
$4,000 This sum represents the assets
The liabilities are unknown.
THE Fanfulla, published at Rome, says
the Pope has written a circular
letter for the bishops of Alsace-
Lorraine, counseling them to avoid party
questions, and be especially careful to
give Germany no preteXt for complaint.
FIRE in Chicago on the 9th destroyed
over 100000 worth of property and in
iured three firemen, two fatally.
IT is denied that the President has ac-
cepted the invitation to visit Atlanta, Ga.
Taos. w, KEENE, the tragedian, ap-
peared at Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the even
ing of the 18th, in Hamlet" for the first
time since his illness, lasting fifteen
months He seems to have gained addi-
tional strength and vigor as an actor in
his retirement.
JF. TAYLOR, aged sixty, his wife and
son Owen, aged seventeen, were struck
and instantly killed by an Erie train at
crossing four miles east of Waverly, N.
Y, on the 18th. Taylor was wealthy
farmer The accident destroyed the en-
tire family
PETER AND MATT FROELTCH were jointly
indicted at Cedar Rapids, Ia, for fatally
stabbing W. Mundbrood in January, 1885.
Matt was cleared on the first trial and
Peter sentenced to three years for man
slaughter A new trial was granted
Peter, and the jury, on the 18th, returned
a verdict of manslaughter.
THE Pennsylvania Senate, on the 18th,
finally passed a joint resolution propos-
ing a woman suffrage constitutional
amendment-yeas, %; nays, IT, The la
dies gallery was crowded during the
vote
THE directors of the Northwestern Am
ateur Rowing Association met at Detroit,
Mich, on the 18th, and decided to hold the
next annual regatta at Reeds lake, near
Grand Rapids, Mich. The date will be
fixed later.
Mrs. LOGAN has returned to Washing
ton, and is living quietly at her home,
Calumet place, on the northern boundary OF
the city. Her plans for the future have
not been fully decided upon, though it is
probable that she will make Calumet
place her permanent home.
SIR FRANCIS CUNLIFFE-OwEN, who was
sent as British Commissioner to the Cen
tennial exhibition at Philadelphia, and
who has represented Great Britain at
various other international exhibitions,
predicts that the American exhibition
soon to be opened will be the greatest ever
held in London, and will meet with great
success.
REV. DIR. JOSEPH PARKER, pastor Of the
City Temple, London, states that he is al
most certain he will accept the proffered
honor of delivering the eulogy on Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. Dr. Parker will
sail early in June for New York.
THE village of Trempeleau, Wis, was
destroyed by fire on the l4th.
BISHOP HARKINs was nsecrated at
Providence, R. l., on the 14th.
LORD LANsDowNE's message to the Can
adian Parliament was read to that body
on the 14th
CHICAGO is to have stock board in con-
nection with the Board of Trade.